We found paradise...full of grouses

[Katariina Roiha]

We left civilization with our offroad vehicle, grouseseekers best friend The Range Rover to search birdies for our dogs. We drove far enough into the deepest lappish mountain areas, actually my husband takes all his clients there to hunt every year. This place has never let the hunter down, so it didn´t this time either.
At first we saw this eagle and I was prepared to say"the only thing with wings was an eagle"
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but, for once I was wrong :)...
The little cottage where we lived and our best friend, the Range Rover

We started our walk from the cabin and we where about 150m from it when our best dog, the mixture Woitto was found by the lake

There was a brood of 7 grouse. Then it was time for Evita to take over and whoops! one of the grouses was very near and caught our little hunter by suprise and swept her under her feet :)

you can see the bird in front of her on the ground...
then the birdie was flushed away

Our young englishsetter Sheriff first forgot that he was a setter and thought that he was a flying instructor. He was sure that his job was to teach the birds to fly far and fast so that the foxes can not eat them :)

but after a moment of truth with Dad, he started to remember the deep meaning of a hunting dog

The hunting season in Lapland starts the 20th of September so we couldn´t shoot any down yet. That is why I could take photos of these so much

Our setters enjoyed and showed miraculous endurance and acted all perfectly. Here is Evita and Woitto

^What is this called in english?It is "sekundering" in norwegian and swedish...same happens here. Our dogs do honor each other

Our old lady Wanda ( 9years and 6months) is still in perfect condition. She is amazing oldish setter...

Saturday started in quite a foggy weather

but it did not disturb us

the wind did not blow at all

But it didn´t stop our setters from searching

Sorry about the amount of pictures! But as you can see I was quite happy for our dogs sake. After searcing for empty land, the prize for finding game is making my season! :)

[Kati Mäkelä]

Upeita kuvia jälleen kerran!
Kohta pääsette tosi toimiin =)

[Renata Berlińska]

Fokka is just packing her things and going to move to this paradise. Wonderful!

[Laura Kolbach]

we are already on the way to finnish lappland, please book a nice little green cottage for us! :-)

[Vilja Vehkaoja]

Beautiful, just beautiful!

[Nicole Wilson]

Don't apologize for the amount of pictures!!! They're all wonderful. Thanks very much!

[Susan Stone]

I know our mountains are spectacular - but you have the real setter country!!!
What wonderful photographs showing your dogs working in a stunning landscape. I wish I had this kind of landscape 'just a Landrover ride away'...
May I join Laura & the rest in the little green cottage?

[Katariina Roiha]

Susan of course,the more the merrier! :)

[Myra Thomas-Rhodes]

Could you please make a space for me, as well?
Stunning photos - looks tremendous fun.